I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.

I tend to opt for relaxed family holidays when I can.

I get so nervous before I go on stage that I can never eat very much, so I'm always completely starving afterwards and dying for a bowl of pasta.

The big thing that Moneypenny changed was the amount of charity work that I was able to be involved with.

I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being on the moon.

The bravest thing I've ever done is fly to New York. I'm simply terrified of aeroplanes - I am the woman you see weeping at the airport.